Alt Code Shortcuts for Block Elements

Unicode has lot of blocks for different group of characters and symbols. Some groups are very useful like transportation symbols and emoticons. However, blocks like Block Elements have different purpose to create blocks using the Unicode point. You can use alt code shortcuts to insert these blocks elements on your Windows and Mac documents.

Alt Code Shortcuts for Block Elements on Windows

Below is a list of alt code shortcuts for inserting block elements on your Windows based documents like Word and PowerPoint. Hold one of the alt keys and type the code using number pad to type the symbol. For example, Alt + 9619 will produce a dark shade block element like ▓.

Alt Code

Symbol

Description

Alt + 9600

▀

Upper Half Block

Alt + 9601

▁

Lower One Eighth Block

Alt + 9602

▂

Lower One Quarter Block

Alt + 9603

▃

Lower Three Eighths Block

Alt + 9604

▄

Lower Half Block

Alt + 9605

▅

Lower Five Eighths Block

Alt + 9606

▆

Lower Three Quarters Block

Alt + 9607

▇

Lower Seven Eighths Block

Alt + 9608

█

Full Block

Alt + 9609

▉

Left Seven Eighths Block

Alt + 9610

▊

Left Three Quarters Block

Alt + 9611

▋

Left Five Eighths Block

Alt + 9612

▌

Left Half Block

Alt + 9613

▍

Left Three Eighths Block

Alt + 9614

▎

Left One Quarter Block

Alt + 9615

▏

Left One Eighth Block

Alt + 9616

▐

Right Half Block

Alt + 9617

░

Light Shade

Alt + 9618

▒

Medium Shade

Alt + 9619

▓

Dark Shade

Alt + 9620

▔

Upper One Eighth Block

Alt + 9621

▕

Right One Eighth Block

Alt + 9622

▖

Quadrant Lower Left

Alt + 9623

▗

Quadrant Lower Right

Alt + 9624

▘

Quadrant Upper Left

Alt + 9625

▙

Quadrant Upper Left And Lower Left And Lower Right

Alt + 9626

▚

Quadrant Upper Left And Lower Right

Alt + 9627

▛

Quadrant Upper Left And Upper Right And Lower Left

Alt + 9628

▜

Quadrant Upper Left And Upper Right And Lower Right

Alt + 9629

▝

Quadrant Upper Right

Alt + 9630

▞

Quadrant Upper Right And Lower Left

Alt + 9631

▟

Quadrant Upper Right And Lower Left And Lower Right

Alt Code Shortcuts for Block Elements on Mac

On macOS, you can change the input method to Unicode Hex Input and use the hexadecimal Unicode value. This will help you to insert the block elements on Pages and Keynote documents. For example, option + 2588 will produce full block element like █.

Hex Code

Symbol

Description

Option + 2580

▀

Upper Half Block

Option + 2581

▁

Lower One Eighth Block

Option + 2582

▂

Lower One Quarter Block

Option + 2583

▃

Lower Three Eighths Block

Option + 2584

▄

Lower Half Block

Option + 2585

▅

Lower Five Eighths Block

Option + 2586

▆

Lower Three Quarters Block

Option + 2587

▇

Lower Seven Eighths Block

Option + 2588

█

Full Block

Option + 2589

▉

Left Seven Eighths Block

Option + 258A

▊

Left Three Quarters Block

Option + 258B

▋

Left Five Eighths Block

Option + 258C

▌

Left Half Block

Option + 258D

▍

Left Three Eighths Block

Option + 258E

▎

Left One Quarter Block

Option + 258F

▏

Left One Eighth Block

Option + 2590

▐

Right Half Block

Option + 2591

░

Light Shade

Option + 2592

▒

Medium Shade

Option + 2593

▓

Dark Shade

Option + 2594

▔

Upper One Eighth Block

Option + 2595

▕

Right One Eighth Block

Option + 2596

▖

Quadrant Lower Left

Option + 2597

▗

Quadrant Lower Right

Option + 2598

▘

Quadrant Upper Left

Option + 2599

▙

Quadrant Upper Left And Lower Left And Lower Right

Option + 259A

▚

Quadrant Upper Left And Lower Right

Option + 259B

▛

Quadrant Upper Left And Upper Right And Lower Left

Option + 259C

▜

Quadrant Upper Left And Upper Right And Lower Right

Option + 259D

▝

Quadrant Upper Right

Option + 259E

▞

Quadrant Upper Right And Lower Left

Option + 259F

▟

Quadrant Upper Right And Lower Left And Lower Right

You can also insert block elements on Microsoft Word documents in Windows by typing hex code then pressing alt and x keys.

Creating Text Faces

You can create beautiful text faces using these block elements. Below are few examples made with connecting the blocks continuously using alt code shortcuts. As you can see, it is also possible to change the font color and size of these blocks similar to text on your documents.

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Note, some block element symbol may not be compatible on documents though they are showing properly on the web page.

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